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May 27, 1930. SNOW ET AL BOILER CLEANER Filed Dec. 26, 1923 4 Sheets-$heet INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYfi.

May 27, 1930. N L, SNOW ET AL 1,759,870

' BOILER CLEANER Filed Dec. 2.6, 192s 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Aime/vim N. L. SNOW ET Al- May 27 1930.

BQILER CLEANER v Filed Dec. 26, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 ATToz/vmcs f iowsn, [or bnifineqiug fm cmemr, hssxendit'si re BIB-SPECIALTY QO IQORA'I'ION; F- nnmglmmxomeen, A CQBPQRA- .f

' 'NORMKI'I L; L sndw Anny-C S {DIAMOND row initiatio fi 'd b ce ber 26,1923, fsen i meszaesff Q iiiverition feliatesttei refers 'inore particularly to f 5 like is discharged 'zigatiiistl'the'f parts of the thenf360f. Another pbjeetlis the plfjovis'ion of a boiler cleaner having meanstorjhelding the J j 1 0f oscillatory "cycles .ef the blow-erj el ement.

With these as well as 'Othe'r bbj ectsin View, the

iiiy'eiltion residesin the novel feetures ofic n-g structio n and ce'rnibii etioiis arid arrangements eina e ze orthg; i t i h l e. 1. d th no' t e s iedep ediml 4f: 4 FigureBis-"e gross sectie on th lin'ef 6,

1 Q eS; is V 5, 35* Figures? fend 85 2i ee s trOL-membersuseddn' l t, iOI 1 v V A shewihg iaiiotheli iiipdified; feoiistruetidn 49 'cfess 'seetieii'{611; th

gifeoi tiell iii g thegedmissionv H hpileil cleeners of, ha yp a ng:.ab w; elem thm h. whichtheicleanign'g fluid such as steam or the the'wo m shaft. Thehifureatiensof the lever v are connectedtothecollar by the pins 10. The

pti e yefl-fi rei; V lsiai vlew ,cqiftes pqndingtp Figure 1 is; returnedte its; original position, at 1 which in ot ch- 12 111 the diskeri'd fallow th g; position shown, in Figure 3 ,,rotetio'n "of 1 the;

' Worm sha ftj a clockwise directiOI ,fi fSt cdm j pels axial novementet the wo rm ,5- and its L shaLftti'ansVersdyf the W0rm-whee11 6,-thei'e l y ii in hem v 2- Th s movement 1 also withdraws the 11,036 ll.OftheleVerSir m th'e et'ch 12- of the disk 13' sq that whe lf e; I I, xie movme tofth r a 1 '1 s, h ft' hes ref9isI'eyiewvsin flantQFigure? 3 6L} I e wi w Wal pftheg liQ iI g'Z Qn iD gloekwiserotation 9f the wormsheftwillthen .f compel clockwise; rotation ;e :the wor s h e 6 ,e zthe hlzqwer elemen flaiw f cleaning fliiidisllieh as te er the ike is discharged upbn thiparts pt 'thebeile j elementendfthe otheii ehdtebiiiieetiiig; nto;

the valye casingrzBo'th thezblowergelefmentr'fl an -mehvalve are actuated by a common] mechanism including the werm =5 'and the- I.

wormwheel 6 loeated withinjthegearhousing 7. The blower; elementi-is conneetedte the;

Worm-Wheel whiletheyeive is fconneetedz'to" V the worm and openedaiadjclosed.v by an axial 7 movement qt the orm: transversely qfthe a axis of theworm wheel. ":6 1 i t Sisa'JeYer pivpted"ntermedietesits ends "Within the geahousing '7, the upper; endpf ,thlsleve'r being bifurcated. .'to"embrace the collar 9 'seeui'eii" within. the gea;r ,-hoiisingfto lower daOf this'lever hasithetransversen 1 1 which is adapted tofengag i thevnomhlzr 1 in the disk'18'sec1 red to one side (if theiworin;

@bflgage the pe pher y t ei-disk h nth I' 7 vali e" is held open until the blower element '7 3: timejthe,.-no e;is ordinarily free tQQQI t th e ve-t e-1 Y As thus fa r deseribed and Withgthe perts'i b en it d by a vfth two meonteeta d w se; ect p and ce ethanol li 1i Y in-engageme w th L f ted sk lfi ezii l. yetum J otthe wo m, 5landits shaft. e

'jfo1 e, thewormwheel 6"withthe blower elemgi the.angular mox efiientht the l attef. :For 7 the 'purposefof holding the Valve 1 eon- ',o p r ph iw h gageable 'in ibytlie v o o v l ag ountemlbckwisedirectioniprior to the 1' with} the'fhig' 1ft 'ahdlthefnotch" 12 f the disl ke V "1-3; wherebyaxial retiirji; movem nt- 0151 the andf conseq e t -el'osir g bf tnemg'tin b'y-ith f-,1; ,j 7d r ';closirig dfthe valve ZiSpreVented; There-' =ment i'siiotate'dfin 'aJ counterclookwis'e direcg tionuntihthe lug 1 4; upoh the periphery of the disk 13 engages the nose ll ofthe lever' land; the ;.notch V 1210f the disk *13-1eo1 es p otedfi upon the. geaii v the b'o'ii ti olffiisk iii-La; counterclockwise;three by the; ose} 115 of the lever 8 as: shown 1 Figure:"3?";* after-W111 fdo'g eh'dli'mits fiirther rotation ofthe' eoiitfol ialndjcon'seqiiently ofsthe v bloweij element hlovgei'elemeiit "iailxi ef ti'seohfi ol 'f hug" the admission offstea-m or thelike thereto arejactuated in'th'e saliie n ahher'tyslthe lower i p riphgry V o1 disk between hich-the notches 23 are formed.; -*Ho wever, iupo ni, moveme'ntof the disk 15 in acounter-clock- Wise direction, the nose'-.';17-e'ngages one -i the projections 24 to move the disk 21fa;siuf-fffioient distance about" its; axis to 'bring' the next succeeding notch lithe f disk 1'21; 111120 regiti'atioii with the notoh 16 The'humber of major notches 23" in the second 'oontiio disk; 21 determines the;numbflljzofposgillafi? Y cycles ,that may be takentheiblowerf ele iiient While. the yalve, which cbntrolsz; theiad V mis sio of the stea m ofjthe like theietofreg" V mains open. iHoweve'r as soonoas' the mihorifff notch 2gifofl the seoond-"eontrol"disk'comesl g 'oppo'siteor intoregistration'with the notch '1i6fofjtheffirst cohtrol disk; the base thereof f ooiinii g;into coiitact' ,with thejnoe. 1f? f of the ldogtiipon rotation o'fithe, blower, e1m' e1it- 'a;nd' eoiitrol' disk '21; eoniit'e clookwiseid =1: :tio ',,w 1 ho dh ose p th glfr m icontaotihg with the abruptsho ilder 195 3311121 as; 2L {consequence Will;per it contim1ed rotation offthe"blowefilemeh 'tiidffii sticohfl tr'ol diskin 'ztfcountef-rclookwise directi'omliii- I til the notch l2 of the' disk -13 ;i s"ehg@ge 1 in the second eontr 'Qhs-p fifi fe t' t m w I i'n'ai counter-clockwise direction axially returns" thelfwormistoits original p'osition'lan'd c10seSthe'wa1- e; i )In' the modified construction: of boilelf" 'cleaiieijsho-wnin Figuies 5;,"6317 Land 8,;the

of the: worm shaft 7 n ins's i fp r v d d gageable in, sgai so pro 1$ 34 3 'tO 'one'Side" s t e p ng 3.051 :lT i li k 27 t i liq' i-pl e notch en 3 11 6 joftj V le r-1 it tp fiphfi fil P a eeti he latte V r-clock 'se direction to so iiigndifff The seeded d s with the periPHeralminr Yf or i aiitomatically closing said i valve [upon completion of the last, of said cycles,- and means for regulably'controlling the arc of oscillationof said blowerelement.

" 10. In a boiler cleaner, thecombination with an-o scillatory blower element,' and a.

' valve for controlling the admission of a cleaning fluidfto said blovver element, of

means including} a member oscillatory with y the blower element for" automatically holdting said valve open, during a'plnrality of oscillatory-cyclesofthe'blower element, said memberbeing provided with a stop for reg- 'ulably controllin'gthe arc of oscillation of.

saidblower element.--

with an oscillatory blowermember, of a valve member for controlling :the' admission" of cleaningfiuid: to said blowermember, one of saidmembers being automatically controlled by movement of the other of said members, and means for holding said'valv'e member open fora predetermined number of oscilj latory cyclesof the blovvenmember:

12. In; a boiler cleaner; an oscillatable ment of said valvei bygsaid worm to open po I l fsition' 'said means"be ngjreleasable When said V V valve is fully opened tot-permit oscillation' v v of said gear by saidvworm; and means for we venting locking of; said v gear by said locking means when said-valve is in open position 7 I blovver element, a;valvepfor controlling the untilsaid gear has been oscillated termined number of times, "13." In a "boiler, cleaner; an oscillatable tures.

11. Inf a boiler, cleaner'ythe combination means for maintaining said leverinsaid last mentioned position for a predetermmed num- 'ber of oscillatory movements of said gear}; said. last mentioned means lnclud nga'palrn of disks mounted for movement With said gear and'relative to each other,-said disks said gearvvhen said valve is fully open; I.

being provided With notches adapted to be periodicallyaligned upon continued -oscillation of said gear for engagement by said Q7175 lever.

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flow of cleaning fluidto-said blower. element, 7

a gear fixed to said-blower element; a 'vvorm' i i for moving said valve toopen andclosed'posi- 3 tions and for oscillating saidfgear; a lever forlocking said gear against oscillation dur ing movement of said valve to open position by saidworm, said lever being conne ctedlto "said Worm whereby the same is moved. to a position to permit oscillation of .said gear "When-said valve is fullybpen, and means for maintaining saidlever in said'last mentioned 7 position" for] a predetermined number of oscillatory movements'ofsaidgear.

. v-14. In af boiler cleaner, an oscillatable blower element; a-valve forcontrolling the I flow of. cleaning fluid to said blower element, a gear fixed tojsaid blovv'er element, a

worm formoving said valve to openand closedpositionsjand for oscillating said gear, a lever for locking said gear against oscillationduring movementof said-valve to open position by sald worm' saidlever being conheated to'said Worm whereby the same is moved to a position to permitoscillation of In testimony whereof We aflix oiir signa- 

